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— _"what was good about this day?" a little pile of good things, listed throughout the year, for the purpose of seeing the good in every day_
— _inspiration: (i.)[http://listography.com/rusticjenn/index?v=a&cat=concentrate_on_the_good.&uid=0971984896], (ii.)[http://listography.com/geek/index?v=a&cat=observations&uid=7561925744], (iii.)[http://listography.com/tiffology/observations/2017__highlight_one_good_thing_per_day], (iv.)[http://listography.com/action/list?uid=7561925744&lid=1204714547]_
* __Nov 14__ → Dad, coming into my room, showing off how he cleared off all in-game tasks in DC Legends
* __Nov 13__ → putting up my hood on my new jacket while walking in the frigid weather
* __Nov 12__ → Kara, giving Ma a loaf of homemade pumpkin bread
* __Nov 11__ → meeting Cookie, and Ma's humorous re-telling about how "when you left the room, she walked over, looked at me, and jumped into my lap, and I'm like, 'I didn't give you permission, dog!'"
* __Nov 10__ → getting my money's worth out of the bottomless soup bowl
* __Nov 09__ → having an opportunity to appreciate Eric's plushie of Toothless (and showing it off to Ma and Dad)
* __Nov 08__ → Dad, finally agreeing to take in a dog over the holidays
* __Nov 07__ → Joel, inviting me to go to ikea with him
* __Nov 06__ → the moment when Bro whipped out his movie ticket from his wallet and showing it to me! he saw _A Star is Born_
* __Nov 06__ → getting recognized by Tofu the Corgi for my instagram story about voting
* __Nov 05__ → using the leftover roast beef, cheese and panini bread to cook myself a grilled cheese for dinner
* __Nov 04__ → Bro, dragging me along for driving around in the rain for (weather-boosted Pokemon in) PokemonGO
* __Nov 03__ → meeting Sister Germana, and asking her for book recommendations
* __Nov 02__ → eating breadsticks with Eric in the atrium of the downtown campus
* __Nov 01__ → hearing Fr. John's uncle-like humor while exiting the church vestibule
* __【 _o c t o b e r_ 】__
* __Oct 31__ → Hilda asked Ma about me, and said she misses me at the coffee shop
* __Oct 30__ → hearing about how Bro met up with Joel on the train and traded Pokemon~
* __Oct 29__ → watching Ira Glass in The Radio Drama episode of _This American Life_
* __Oct 28__ → reassurance with Eric, quiet moments spent holding his hand
* __Oct 27__ → conversing with so many people I haven't seen in months at JMAC!
* __Oct 26__ → the news of a Round 1 opening up in my area
* __Oct 25__ → the smell of steak for dinner
* __Oct 24__ → celebrating with Bro in his car for catching a shiny Murkrow
* __Oct 23__ → doughnuts and pastries throughout the day
* __Oct 22__ → attending the Renew My Church meeting and chatting with a fellow parishioner afterwards (she's been in the neighborhood for 49 years!)
* __Oct 21__ → spending time with Bro, walking 10 miles downtown (even though I got really tired afterwards, hhaha)
* __Oct 20__ → Ma, complimenting me on my driving when encountering tough situations
* __Oct 19__ → using my thermos for drinking hot bubble tea (bc it keeps it warmer! for longer!!)
* __Oct 18__ → bacon bits in Ma's _arroz con gandules_
* __Oct 17__ → spending the day together with Ma, and truly enjoying the time spent together outside the house (feat. tacos!)
* __Oct 16__ → the front desk, for always keeping me well-fed
* __Oct 15__ → listening to _Serial_ while warming up leftover meatballs for a quality lunch
* __Oct 15__ → 4* wizard Tsumugi :)
* __Oct 14__ → Jesse, totally losing his cool when I gave him a birthday card with puppies on it
* __Oct 13__ → seeing Ma, come out of bed for "special bread" from the Mitsuwa bakery
* __Oct 13__ → chatting with the Mitsuwa bookstore cashier about corgis and shibes
* __Oct 13__ → Eric being like, "the thing about you people," referring to overthinkers like myself, bringing straightforward clarity to my haze
* __Oct 12__ → Eric and Christian, brightening up Kyra's day and bringing her "60 (actually 56) chikin nuggets and a cherry icee"
* __Oct 12__ → spending the morning, making quality smalltalk and memories with Ma and Dad (from the hospital waiting room to picking up food for lunch)
* __Oct 11__ → vicariously living through Umidah's trip to Japan(*)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avffGzXZZ7c]
* __Oct 10__ → chuckling from the "you're a 10/10" date pun
* __Oct 09__ → finally doing the ribbon thing by myself
* __Oct 08__ → talking with Dad at the kitchen table over DD coffee
* __Oct 07__ → seeing the runners (from all over the world) in the Chicago Marathon, doing what they're passionate about
* __Oct 06__ → Eric, opening up his bag and being like, "the fabric feels moist" and finding bubble tea
* __Oct 05__ → scrolling through my old tumblr blog, laughing at reblogged videos I once laughed at years ago
* __Oct 04__ → Svetlana & Benni's 15th anniversary, feat. their fur babies Zelda and Midna — they're the pinnacle of couple goals(*)[https://www.facebook.com/KamuiCos/posts/2312356725459494]
* __Oct 03__ → Ma, calling me in the middle of her lunch break to say how much Debbie liked my work :)
* __Oct 02__ → seeing Tula, who was very excited to feed her birds day-old breadsticks
* __Oct 01__ → suburban tranquility
* __【 _s e p t e m b e r_ 】__
* __Sept 30__ → seeing Titi Martha dance to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"
* __Sept 29__ → eating that grilled cheese sandwich at Cheesy's
* __Sept 29__ → my new glasses are ready for pick up!
* __Sept 28__ → passing time at Michael's with Ma
* __Sept 28__ → the ebay seller coming through, getting my dream BanG Dream GBP account
* __Sept 27__ → seeing an actual Cavalier King Charles Spaniel during the play!!
* __Sept 27__ → eating deep dish pizza with Eric at Giordano's
* __Sept 26__ → hype for the BB20 finale
* __Sept 25__ → Singaporean rice noodles (and leftovers!)
* __Sept 24__ → spending quality time with Eric, from snagging the best seats in the theater, to grabbing dessert at Block 37
* __Sept 23__ → talking about itabags with Mark and Josh
* __Sept 23__ → drinking that Gloria Jean's pumpkin spice chiller
* __Sept 23__ → Ma, thanking me for giving her a reason to leave the house on a Sunday morning
* __Sept 22__ → catching 10! shiny! baby Bayleefs!!
* __Sept 21__ → having the opportunity to be Bro's navigator en route to downtown
* __Sept 20__ → stumbling upon BB19 Kevin on his daughter and niece's youtube channel(*)[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGAVgBQaxLmD6ifdA3pYb5Q/search?query=kpc]
* __Sept 19__ → meeting up with Eric in the late afternoon, eating sandwiches together during his study break
* __Sept 18__ → helping a hard-of-seeing man pick out a gift for his wife, telling me I am "very kind"
* __Sept 18__ → talking with Audrey about the time she spent in Australia (and the history of)
* __Sept 17__ → processing personal photos today! also added photos of my sunflowers onto August's five things (list)[https://listography.com/sms/five_things/of_august_2018]
* __Sept 16__ → Bro, paying for my pumpkin chai at Argo
* __Sept 15__ → Eric, giving me an Alolan Vulpix plushie~
* __Sept 14__ → listening to k-indie music in the early evening
* __Sept 13__ → the most gorgeous-sounding bird stopping by my sunflowers (and I got it on video)
* __Sept 12__ → brookie Wednesday!
* __Sept 11__ → a customer named Carolyn, telling me how we had a nice conversation! that it wasn't "blabber," and enjoyed talking with me
* __Sept 10__ → Ma, surprising Bro and I with a ready-to-eat dinner from Mariano's
* __Sept 09__ → getting lost in the backyard sunflowers
* __Sept 09__ → Anna's email! seems like she's taking over anime club secretarial duties
* __Sept 08__ → sitting on the 2nd floor of Argo tea
* __Sept 07__ → Eric's 11:59pm phone call :)
* __Sept 06__ → Jesse, messaging that my sunflowers are "quite tall and gorgeous btw"
* __Sept 05__ → Joel, writing a really long reply to my birthday message to him and I'm just smitten
* __Sept 04__ → Audrey, always giving me a hand hug when she's leaving for the day
* __Sept 03__ → that 4-foot tall teddy bear in Eric's basement
* __Sept 02__ → Titi Martha was surprised to see me, and to quote Ma, "she doesn't get like that when she sees me, you really made her happy"
* __Sept 01__ → feeling really grateful for Joel's invitation for his pre-birthday celebration :)
* __Sept 01__ → Mariam, saying that if I cosplayed as Kanan or Maru, she'd be Mari or Ruby to match me?? I can't believe how sweet she is
* __Sept 01__ → Ma, switching t-shirts and wearing the one I got from Santa Monica Pier on her way out, saying "This is my weekend shirt!"
* __【 _a u g u s t_ 】__
* __Aug 31__ → the LL boys... I guess I made their day with the ACen hotel room
* __Aug 31__ → the cool breeze coming from my open bedroom window in the early morning
* __Aug 30__ → riding the CTA sitting across from Goose, a therapy dog home-bound to Denver
* __Aug 30__ → "Oh, what a ruffer, what's your name?" (※)[https://i.imgur.com/rk9Ya1w.png] and "You're very dog, aren't you? Uh-huh." (※)[https://i.imgur.com/qyYrvvh.png]
* __Aug 29__ → cheering for Bro after he completed a difficult PoGO quest for Ma, and witnessing his humorous, real-time freakout over Ma's perfect Pokemon
* __Aug 28__ → blow-drying my hair, and my bangs looking better than usual
* __Aug 28__ → that one lady who bought a bag of self-serve candy of exactly $2, and I used a quarter from the take-a-penny leave-a-penny to pay the tax, saying "it must be my lucky day, thank you!"
* __Aug 27__ → scoring a seat on the back of the bus, an opportunity to play PoGO and LLSIF on the long ride home
* __Aug 26__ → driving on the main road today, and I'm no longer restricted to practicing in the early mornings
* __Aug 26__ → Eric, sending pictures from inside the Good Shepherd church
* __Aug 25__ → freshly baked sugar cookies with Eric!
* __Aug 24__ → that serene moment of silence in the early evening, while reading, and hearing my ears ring
* __Aug 23__ → eating ice cream, sitting on the bench in the South Loop garden as the summer evening settled in
* __Aug 22__ → sitting on the swings at Molly's cupcakes
* __Aug 22__ → redirected a Spanish-speaking family to their correct platform, and a CTA worker made smalltalk with me, saying I handled it "like a real CTA worker"
* __Aug 21__ → "you gotta volunteer here on your birthday! it's great!" hhah, oh boy, dully noted :)
* __Aug 21__ → I heard _Aimer_ perform _live._ I _heard_ her.
* __Aug 20__ → Ma said that Cecelia liked my handlettering; glad I could help Ma make her coworker happy
* __Aug 19__ → overhearing Ma's conversations with Titi Carmen and Titi Yola about Tio Milton's ripped jeans
* __Aug 18__ → for the existence of PokemonGo, for giving me a reason to leave the house (yes, even if that's at 10:45pm)
* __Aug 17__ → watching the small sparrow, hopping alongside our table on the M Burger patio
* __Aug 16__ → Ma, wrapping gauze around my bleeding ankle like a pro, telling me how she "could've been a nurse"
* __Aug 15__ → getting spiritual food/drink, then following that up with a physical drink (chai latte)
* __Aug 14__ → Eric's text, beginning with "Here's the thing precious... they way you see it isn't the way they see it."
* __Aug 14__ → Betty, happily showing me the photo book of her son and granddaughter on their trip to the desert
* __Aug 13__ → Nico's office desk has a collage with a group picture with me on it, holy heck
* __Aug 12__ → that moment of ease while journaling about the day's experiences at the cafe, sipping royal bubble tea
* __Aug 11__ → after long-distance commuting, having genuinely good conversations for three hours
* __Aug 10__ → walking around the neighborhood, remembering how I told the therapist I was once afraid to do so
* __Aug 09__ → sitting in the bakery store front with Eric, Christian and Marcos, watching people walk as though we were watching television
* __Aug 08__ → Bro, encouraging me to get out of the house, going on an afternoon tour of the local PoGO gyms
* __Aug 07__ → reading John Green's "Robust Tale," the fictional supplement to Amy Krouse Rosenthal's _Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life_
* __Aug 07__ → trading Pokemon with bro, and the joy of finally scoring a lucky Pokemon after 26 trades
* __Aug 06__ → _THE BACHELORETTE_ SEASON FINALE Ma and I were living for this
* __Aug 05__ → Eric's homemade sugar cookies of Penguin? from Sumikko Gurashi, I'm so proud of him!
* __Aug 04__ → Persona Q2 trailer was released! to quote a FB comment, "AAAAAAHHHH BBY GIRL!"
* __Aug 03__ → the fondest admiration for Kyra's perseverance
* __Aug 03__ → being _very_ hungry, then eating dinner in its entirety
* __Aug 02__ → that monarch butterfly, landing on the lavender chiffon at the right place at the right time
* __Aug 01__ → Eric, for being the heart to my head
* __【 _f e b r u a r y_ 】__
* __Feb 08__ → saying hi to the woman on the same side of the street! feeling proud of myself
* __Feb 07__ →
* __Feb 06__ → on my way into the garage to shovel snow, noticing the sparrow on the neighbor's fence
* __Feb 05__ →
* __Feb 04__ → watching the public bus on the side of the road, waiting for the family of 5 to cross two streets and board on a snowy, Sunday evening
* __Feb 04__ → Monse, uploading photos from the Catcade; I think I look good in some of them!
* __Feb 03__ → heart-to-heart chats over brunch (and adventures!) with Caitlin, Mayra, Nico and Monse
* __Feb 03__ → kitties!!! Bojangles was my favorite
* __Feb 02__ → listening to Ma's stories about her co-worker, "I'll tell you when we get in the car"
* __Feb 01__ → Dad, telling me to believe in the him that believes in me... considering how he's never seen TTGL, it means the world that he believes in me so firmly
* __【 _j a n u a r y_ 】__
* __Jan 31__ → the friendly barista's service during my visit to Bridgeport Coffee
* __Jan 30__ → Joe Kennedy's response to the SOTU, reaffirming hope for a progressive future
* __Jan 29__ → Ma, bringing a bundle of watermelon/honeydew/mangos home from Jewel's
* __Jan 28__ → Ma, encouraging me to (get out of the house and) have a little adventure and trying out a bakery
* __Jan 27__ → strolling around Hyde Park with Eric
* __Jan 27__ → Liam! we talked for so long, and Eric was right, he was asking about me all the time, haha
* __Jan 27__ → Angelica, for noticing and calling out to me amidst the cacophony
* __Jan 26__ → being home alone, eating honeydew straight out of the container, singing Jukebox the Ghost
* __Jan 26__ → freshly made chicken quesodillas made by Ma, topped off with mayo ketchup sauce
* __Jan 25__ → had such a pleasant dinner with Eric
* __Jan 24__ → bro saying "you're crazy to walk that far just for a Wailmer raid" but it felt good to get out of the house
* __Jan 23__ → trying out a new coffee shop, marveling at all the available seating in the backroom
* __Jan 22__ → Lowell and Abby's baby is born! he's Lowell the 3rd, aka, L3
* __Jan 21__ → talking to Eric, and how when I told him about an experience, he got down on his knees to listen to me
* __Jan 20__ → appreciating how great girls are
* __Jan 19__ → scoring a seat on the 2nd floor of Sip
* __Jan 18__ → snagging all members of AZALEA (+ the giraffe) from the Noppo-pan rubber strap collab
* __Jan 17__ → going out for a walk after dark
* __Jan 16__ → pork chops with rice and cream of mushroom soup
* __Jan 16__ → photoshop wasn't glitchy! I was able to finish writing and designing my letter to Hanayo
* __Jan 15__ → that feeling of optimism from my education and worldview gained from studying psychology in college
* __Jan 14__ → feeling more appreciative of Eric, that he's sensible and caring after being apart from for a while (and likes sumikko gurashi)
* __Jan 13__ → moments shopping at Target, talking with Ma about the boss's decisions regarding the coffee shop
* __Jan 12__ → stopping for grilled nuggets at Chick-fil-a before returning to the neighborhood
* __Jan 12__ → the doctor was happy that I got a job; I'm getting sorta used to her, but most importantly, I didn't cry this time
* __Jan 11__ → the schoolgirl, asking a rando like myself why the salt I was sprinkling on the sidewalk was purple ("I dunno, maybe it's the salt company's branding?? a very good question!")
* __Jan 11__ → David Archuleta, subtly tweeting about Todoroki's birthday (this means he watched BNHA, aaaa)
* __Jan 10__ → the news that Tio is cancer-free!
* __Jan 09__ → Ma, looking incredibly relieved when I decided to warm up the turkey burgers on the stove
* __Jan 09__ → Ma, doing wonders and fixing the drainage on the bathroom tub
* __Jan 08__ → listography is back online today! updated and created several lists
* __Jan 07__ → Ma, driving bro and I around the neighborhood for Wailmer raids in PoGO
* __Jan 07__ → prepped a mini shrine for scouting Biblio Tsumugi in Ensemble Stars and he came!!!
* __Jan 06__ → Ma, doing my laundry out of pity for me after I hurt my wrist slipping on a patch of ice
* __Jan 05__ → that feeling of delayed gratification for /not/ taking a donut at work
* __Jan 04__ → summoned MHX!! in 5 pulls, yes, but the 1% worked on my favor
* __Jan 03__ → taking shelter in the warmth of Navy Pier
* __Jan 02__ → my family, supporting my health-conscious decisions
* __Jan 01__ → thankful that I'm not one of the women on The Bachelor, trying their best to impress an eligible guy
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